The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-02-23

Mr. J. A Nelson has been appointed
Proctor of the Industrial College, to hll
the vacancy caused by the resignation OF
Mr.. C. H. Hook.
Five thousand laborers, most OF them
colored, have settled during the past month
in the counties af Issaquena, Washington,
Bolivar and Coahoma.
The people of Crystal Springs are going
to undertake to build a town hall or opera
house. And what they undertake they are
pretty apt to accomplish.
Miss Louise Harris, the accomplished
secretary of the /. L. & c., who has been
at home for two months, on account of ill
ness, has returned to her post again.
Robert Doyle, the negro who plead
guilty last week to robbing the Protestant
Orphan Asylum in Natchez, has been SEN
fenced to seven years in the Penitentiary.
A white man, named VIM. Wells, was
arrested in Newton county last week,
charged with murder committed in
Limestone county, Texas, some months
ago.
Miss Della Applegate, the former News
Condenser of the Winona Advance, was
married last week to Elder j. b. Cole, of
Senatobia, Miss. We extend congratula-
tions.
The Beck Brothers, of Vicksburg, intend
going into the brick making business, and
for this purpose have bought an improved
brick machine with a capacity OF 10000
brick per day.
Browns Wells, the once famous health
resort, is now for sale. Mr.. 5. J. Morehead,
on account of his great age, is unable to
attend to it properly and so Is offering the
entire property for sale.
The Chattanooga National Bank, which
will start with half million, has two
Mississippians as its principal capitalists,
Capt. c. A. Lyerly, of Jackson, and Mr.. h.
Watkins, of Meridian.
Mr.. J. R. Roach, of Oxford, was pain
fully wounded last week, by the bursting
of musket which he was firing. 1t
knocked out several teeth and tore ugly
gashes in his face and neck.
H. B. Mcclure, the labor agent from
Fayette, who has figured so prominently
of late in the papers, will not under any
circumstances be permitted to return to the
county in which he has wrought so much
mischief.
Two of the United States Artillery men
of the battery now stationed at Little
Rock, Ark, were in Vicksburg last week,
looking for a deserter. His name is
Charles Allen, and was found in the Vicks-
burg work-house, and carried back to bar
racks.
At Bolivar Landing February 18th, Geo.
Wade, Justice of the Peace, got into a
difficulty with L. G. Martin, of Eutaw
Landing, about debt, and Wade shot and
instantly killed the latter. Martin was a
respected citizen and his death is greatly
deplored.
The body of little Ina Stafford, of Nat
chez, who was one of the victims Of the J &.
NJ. White disaster, was found floating last
week, at Hermitage, La. She was identi-
fed by her brown hair, and ring on her
finger with the word "Baby" on it, in
raised letters.
The thirty-seventh annivery of the Her.
mean Literary Society was celebrated at
the University of Mississippi on the 18TH
Mr.. Dudley Featherston, of Holly Springs,
delivered an Grafton on the Changers OF
the Hour" which was well worth the
praise it called forth.
The city parks, near the depot in the
towns up and down the /. G.. Railroad
promise to add much to the beauty and
pleasure of the towns. The railroad COM
pany furnishes shells and labor, and the
different young ladies of the towns take
charge of the squares, and beautify them
according to their own taste.
"Birdie" miss Mary Savery) is organ
izing troupe of select literary and must
cal talent to travel for several weeks in
the interest of the Confederate Aid Associ-
alton of Northeast Mississippi. The troupe
will be termed "The Little Confederates,"
with ''Birdie" as captain Tor leader.) All
will be members of the best families, most
of the towns in the district being repre-
sented.
Mr.. f. II. Kibbe, Washington, Miss,
corrects statement in this column last
week, which was being generally pub
Iished, to the effect that Mr. A. D. Rawlins,
who died recently, "bequeathed half a
million to his friends, as he was without
relatives" Mr.. K. says that "Mr. RawIins
made will and tried to do right by all,
and l suppose did So"
The trial of several parties in Meridian
last week, for the murder of an unknown
man at the Fair Grounds last Fall has ex-
cited intense interest among the people,
! and resulted in the Imprisonment without
bail of VIM. Skidmore and B. +. Lancer,
white men, and Walter Tucker, colored, to
await the action of the Circuit Court grand
| jury in August next.
Greenville is well satisfied with her pros
poets, as there will be an approximate in
crease in acreage in Washington county of
about ten per cent. Money from the North
| and East is flowing in freely, and planters
| will be enabled to work all their land.
| labor is abundant, there is no fear of an
| overflow, large droves of mules arrive and
| are sold, daily, the compress has mp to
date received over 10000 bales, and alto
gether Greenville is very proud of her
self
Three months ago we chronicled in this
column, the marriage of Miss Ruffie An
derson, Of Kosciusko, and Mr.. Jas. Ed
wards, OF Tyler, Texas. and with host OF
other friends, extended good wishes to the
happy young couple. To-day, we record,
| with sincere sorrow, the death of the lovely
young wife, and with her many other
| friends grieye that one so young should
have been SO soon taken from her home.
and the bereaved young husband, who has
| lost his all.
| I. w. Hammond, the labor agent who
was ordered out of Harriston by the citi-
zens last week, will possibly be allowed to
return, upon the following terms. He ia
| to sign an agreement reading as follows
Il hereby pledge myself that / will not
attempt In the future to agitate or offer in
ducements to the labor to leave Jefferson
| county, or in otherwise to aid or assist the
labor in getting away" And his brother
ln-law, Mr.. Fleckenstein, is to guarantee
that Hammond keeps faith with the Jeffer-
son farmers.
The boys and young men owning their
own horses and ponies will no doubt feel
interested in Judge Reber's advertisement
printed this morning, wherein he SAYS he
| wants fifty youths, between the ages of
twelveand twenty years to join a cavalry
company to take part in May Day festi-
val and tournament at the casino du-ing
the summer. A good equestrian is en-
pioyed, and only those willing to submit
to the discipline and six months course of
instruction need apply. Demo-
crat-
The suit of Rev. H. Samson against the
corporation of the Holy Trinity in vicks-
burg, is about to be compromised. The
Rev. D.. Samson says that his claim against
the corporation Of the Church Of the Holy